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Journal of Financial Stability
ISSN 1572-3089 · eISSN 1878-0962 · Elsevier
Journal of Financial Stability: CAS Zone 2 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 4.09; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,470; review about 309 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 82 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Financial Stability is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 2 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, Global Financial Crisis and Policies and Credit Risk and Financial Regulations, together about 44.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published in collaboration with the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham UniversityThe Journal of Financial Stability provides an international forum for rigorous theoretical and empirical macro and micro economic and financial analysis of the causes, management, resolution and preventions of financial crises, including banking, securities market, payments and currency crises. The primary focus is on applied research that would be useful in affecting public policy with respect to financial stability. Thus, the Journal seeks to promote interaction among researchers, policy-makers and practitioners to identify potential risks to financial stability and develop means for preventing, mitigating or managing these risks both within and across countries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 61, Germany 15, United Kingdom 13, Hong Kong, China 7, France 7 (152 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance24.7%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11%
- Credit Risk and Financial RegulationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting8.5%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 4.09LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 120OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 859OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,370 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 39 | 130 |
| 2025 | 82 | 31 | 325 |
| 2024 | 118 | 48 | 1,470 |
| 2023 | 79 | 40 | 1,285 |
| 2022 | 78 | 29 | 1,940 |
| 2021 | 82 | 40 | 5,059 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
309 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 84 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 309 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,470 / EUR 3,250 / GBP 2,780 / JPY 430,380 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,200 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,200 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 1572-3089
- Electronic ISSN
- 1878-0962
- Society / sponsor
- Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Financial Stability
What CAS zone is Journal of Financial Stability in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Financial Stability is in Zone 2 of Economics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Business, Finance / Economics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Financial Stability?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.09; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 120.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Financial Stability?
The publisher reports about 309 days (submission to acceptance). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Financial Stability based?
Of the 152 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (61), Germany (15) and United Kingdom (13). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Financial Stability?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Financial Stability is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Financial Stability open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Financial Stability is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,470.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .